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Music Corner Week 9: Cider Girl

Cider Girl is a three-member pop-rock band that formed back in 2014. Keeping to the creed of becoming that exhilarating rush of carbonated bubbles that just overwhelm the senses and are lost in a short period of time an experience that is usually found in cider drink. Just as akin to drinking said drink Cider Girl’s songs are high energy and give out that exhilarating edge, but are short and to the point. Coined as their “Carbonated” sound Cider Girls high tempo leads them to an edge in the already crowded market that is the Japanese pop-rock genre. 

A perfect example of this “Carbonated” sound is their songs “Satellite” and “Melancholy” in which Yurin vocal paired with lead guitarist Chi’s amazing guitar skill come mixed with Bassist Fujirum’s tempo crescendos to a point that takes their listeners on a ride in which their melody is just like tiny carbonated bubbles that have just be popped in such a high energy and intoxicating way repeating over and over it give that refreshing feeling to the listeners ears. This feeling lingers on till just as the song is about to end giving that urgency to go ahead and take another “sip” of their songs. 

As the members of the band like to keep their public image to themselves, Cider Girl employs models to perform in their music videos in the lime lite as opposed to the band themselves. Dubbed the “Cider Girls” they are just as important to the band as an honorary fourth member to the actual members that perform the songs. Currently, the 2019 Cider Girl is Rina Onuki which you can see here.

Currently, Cider Girl has release four mini-albums “Cider no Shikumi” (2015) “Cider no Machi Made” (2016) “Diorama InCider” (2016) “Diorama OutCider” (2016) which were released during their indie day before being signed with Universal in 2017. With Universal, they have released two albums SODA POP FANCLUB 1 and 2 in 2017 and 2018 respectively along with three singles with a fourth, “Clover” being released on July 3 which you can pre-order  here.

Check out the Cider Girl’s official site and Twitter along with the music video for “Satellite” below!

Cider Girl stars Fujirum (Bass)

Yurin (Guitar & Vocals)

Chi (Gutiar)

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